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BIG PICTURES
ARE SCHEDULED
BY FILM HOUSES
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Sullivan, and was directed by John Grif
fith Wray under the personal supervision
of Thomas H. Ince.
It is a classic in motion picture in
terpretation of human motives, due alike
to the universality of its appeal and to
vivid characterizations by Florence Vidor,
Madge Bellamy, Lloyd Hughes, Theodore
Roberts, Tully Marshall and others in a
cast of unsurpassed brilliance and genius.
The story deals with Oliver Beresford,
a grim and bigoted New England farmer,
whose uncomprosising creed, “Men and
their sons first,” disposes harshly of
woman’s destiny. Bereford's son, David,
who is studying for the ministry, se
cretly marries Nan, stepdaughter of the
village odd-jobs man. The elder Beres
ford hears rumors of the marriage, but
Nan, to protect her husband from the
wrath of his father, denies it. Asa re-'
suit Nan is driven from home and goes
to New York, where she falls into a life
of shame through want and poverty.
Judith Beresford, beautiful daughter of
the intoleraant Puritan, takes Nan's part
aud also is driven from home. Nan, on
her deathbed, confides to Judith that she
was married to David, and Judith de
cides that her brother shall clear Nan’s
name and recognize his child. She and
the child arrive in the village the day
David is to be ordained a missionary to
foreign lands. As he stands before the
congregation Judith confronts him. Over
come with remorse he confesses his sin
and recognizes his child.
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BEBE DANIELS BOOKED
AT ALHAMBRA IN NEW MOVIE.
Bebe Daniels comes to the Alhambra
next week in “Nancy From Nowhere,” a
picture which presents this star as
Nancy, an orphan, dragging through an
existence by means of doing the house
work and chores for the Kellys, a ne'er
do-well husband and wife.
The woman is continually beating
Nancy and the man is casting longing
eyes in her direction. She runs away
to join a wealthy young man -whom she
has met by accident, and the latter gets
himself into trouble through a would-be
fiancee of his discovering Nancy in the
palatial home.
The girl’s adventures come thick and
fast and she is even forced to return to
the Kellys before true love has its way
and she is rescued by her dashing ad
mirer.
“Nancy From Nowhere” was taken
from an original story by Grace Drew
and Katherine Pinkerton, and prepared
for the screen by Douglas Doty.
The cast includes Edward Sutherland,
Vera Lewis, James Gordon, Myrtle Sted
man, Alberta Lee and others.
Other program features will be the Fox
news weekly and a Sunshine comedy,
“Please Be Careful.”
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MABEL NORM AND TO
FROLIC AT SMITH’S.
Mabel Normand in “Molly O,” will be
the feature attraction at Mister Smith's
beginning Sunday.
The star is seen as Molly O'Dair, who
is chief assistant to her mother who takes
in washing. Her father has selected
his helper in the cleaning line as the
ideal husband for Molly though Molly’s
ideas are entirely different, and she
falls in love with Dr. Bryant, a young
millionlare who is devoting his wealth
and skill to alleviating the sufferings of
the poor. Not being bound by the usual
conventions, she succeeds In attracting
his attention, and finally his love.
The father regards the young man
with deep disfavor and suspicion. He
is convinced that a terrible fate has be
fallen her when the doctor brings her
home one night after the father had for
bidden her to leave the house. He orders
her out and the next morning discovers |
her at the doctor's house, for Molly O
and the doctor had been married after
leaving Molly’s house.
Misunderstandings have to follow, so
that Molly O loses her husband, only
to regain him when all her enemies have
come out into the open. A blimp and
an aeroplane figure in the climax. A
remarkable cast, including such well
known players as Jacqueline Logan. Jack
Mulhall. Lowell Sherman, George Nlchois.
Carl Stockdale, Eugenic Besserer, Albert
Hackett and Eddie Gribbon, Is seen in
support of the star.
A News reel and comedy complete the
program.
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DOEBLE BILL
DUE AT ISIS.
A double program consisting of “The
Lure of Egypt.” a drama adapted from
the novel, “There Was a King in Egypt,”
and Harold Lloyd in “A Sailor Made
Man” will be shown at the Isis next
week.
Directed by Howard Hickman. “The
Lure of Egypt” relates a tale of lovers
of today and kings of old. Robert Mc-
Kim and Claire Adams have the leading
roles, their support including Joseph J.
Dowling. Carl Gantvoort, Maude Wayne,
Zack Williams. Aggie Herring and
George Hernandez.
The action is woven around the under
taking of Professor Lampton, assisted
by his daughter, Margaret, to excavate
for the tomb of an Egyptian rharoah.
When their work is held up through
lack of funds they are given aid by the
scion of a royal Balkan family, who
plans to rob the tomb of its treasures.
Ills plot is thwarted, however, by an
artist who Is In love with Margaret,
and after many exciting adventures the
young couple come off victorious. Every
foot of the film is charged with action
and the picture is rich in lavish settings.
Contrasted with scenes of cosmopolitan
Cairo are the scenes on the Thebian and
Libyan deserts, with their massive tombs,
pillars and relics of ancient civilization.
‘THE DELUGE/
ONCE FAILURE,
NOW SUCCESS
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quent lawyer and the reconciliation
scenes. It seemed to me that Berger
wrote them with more irony than they
were played. He seemed to feel that
deathbed repentance, even when staged
In a saloon, had a smack of fake about
them.
The principal parts were played by
Charles Ellis, T.esler Lonergahn, Edward
G. Robinson, and Kathleen Macdonnell, j
the last named playing the part once In j
the bands of Pauling Lord, now a Hop
kins star in “Anna Christie.” (You will j
note another example of Mr. Hopkins’ j
fidelity there: and another still iu his'
giving free hand to Robert Edmond !
Jones who set the single scene of the j
saloon with a solidity and fixity which j
had much to do with the real effect of :
the storm). My companion, as the sec
ond act ended, wondered whether we
Should he able to get a taxi home In ■
that flood —and it was one of the dryest j
nights in a year.
CONCERNING
“THE CZARINA.”
“The Czarina” is also from abroad and
deals with ..the person of Catherine, a
not unknown queen of Russia. It '
brought to my mind Shaw’s “Great Cafb
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CLASSICAL PLAYS TO BE PRESENTED SOON
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MISS GENEVIEVE HAMPER AS LADY MACBETH.
On Monday night, Feb. 20, Robert B. Mantell and Genevieve Hamper
will open a week’s engagement in classical plays at English’s. The bill
■will be changed daily.
erine”—in which respect I seem to vary
from the New York few of whom men
tioned the play and one of whom al
luded to it as “Mr. haw's ,” deleted
by censor? I didn't know there was a law
against mentioning the name. Both dram
atists have fixed upon Great Catherine's
love affairs, as who shouldn’t? And
both have had fun. I should say all
three, for this piece is the work of two
Hungarians: Melchior Lengyel and Lajos
Blre. Like Shaw they bring a young man
on an errand to the palace; like Shaw
they have his affections engaged else
where at the time; like Shaw they make
Catherine play hob with him. Unlike
him, they do not make the hero a Bri
ton. However, that’s not essential. The
play is swift and breezy and comic. 1
And it has Doris Keane, returned to the
stage after all these year.s In “Romance”
here and abroad and in the pictures or
wherever she was; as she had been given 1
up for lost they hailed her last Tues- \
day, and “they” were almighty distin
guished. She had them all wondering
whether she could rept >t; and the first
verdict was that if “R manee" ran nine
years, this one would run forever.
Edward Sheldon Is associated with the
success, for he make the adaptation, and
a pleasing bit of work it is. And Gil- 1
bert Miller, for the Frohman Interests,
has added to Miss Keane, Frederick Kerr,
to play the chancellor, and Basil Rath- ,
bone, as the young man, and a cast of ,
quality all around It has the town by
both burning ears.
OTHER THEATRICAL
NEWS ON BROADWAY.
And thereafter, “The Nest” and “Pins
and Needles,” and the again postponed
“Chauve Souris.” As to the latter, the
reason for the postponement seems to be
the delayed arrival of Balaieff, the man
who seems to Improvise the whole show, j
Emanuel Relcher continues his faith In j
New York by producing “Magda" at a '
little house. Estelle Winwood Is an- I
nouneed with Roland Young for “Mad- 1
ame Pierre” (the Bornblow version of j
Brleux’s “Les Hannetons”—and Fannie
Brice is to star in a show next year, j
Did she ever do less?
t AMUSEMENTS
ENGLISH'S—LAST TWO TIMES TODAY
MARCUS SHOW OF 1921 I ?hSkus
PRlCES—Nights, 30c to $.0O; Matinee. 50c to *I.OO
ONLY ENGAGEMENT —j
IN INDIANA |
SBMEERHBCP This is the only company presenting “Lightnin - ’’ on IKS3h."XJiJH'ME2
tour, and its appearances are limited to a few of
the principal cities before being sent abroad. The
■ ■nst is headed by Milton Nobles. Bessie Bacon and
others who appeared frequently during the New
EN GUSH’S beginning MONDAY NIGHT
MATINEES WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY
yFQR\ an *i.*o and
M 3 LnilW val KjagSga $2.00; Wecl. Mat.,
w Broadway Wm I
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SMITH -1
ALL WEEK, BEGINNING MONDAY, FEB. 20, MATS. WED., SAT.
ROBERT B. MANTELL
and GENEVIEVE HAMPER
Monday Richelieu. Thursday—King I.ear.
Tuesday—Hamlet. Friday—Macbeth
Wednesday Matinee—As You Like It. Saturday Mat.—Merchant of Venice.
Saturday Night—Richard 111.
I KlCES—Nights and Saturday Matinee, 50c to $2.00. Wednesday Matinee,
oOr to $1.50 i lus 10% U. S. War Tax. Mail orders now. Seats Thursday.
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„ If** FAMOUS MAG/CIAN
GREAT MEN LEND
AID TO ‘THIRD OF
CENTURY 1 JUBILEE
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torium, has planned a noonday observa
tion of the month's birthdays of great
Americans, and illustrious servitors of
all nations. In February, for instance,
Manager Wegefartb has discovered that
there occur the birthday of Charles
Dickens, Charles Lamb, Thomas A. Edi
son. Abraham Lincoln, Voltaire, George
Washington, James Russell Lowell, Vic
tor Hugo and Henry W. Longfellow. As
a Keltli educational service for Syra
cusans, Manager Wegefarth has arranged
with Dr. Wickes, a prominent educator of
the city, to deliver a free lecture that
will Include all, or the most important,
of these February anniversaries at a
Washington's birthday meeting to be
held under the Keith forum plan about
noon and terminating before 1:30.
GOLF TOURNAMENT'S
IDEA SPREADS RAPIDLY.
The “Third of a Century” golf tour
nament Idea, started simultaneously in
Cleveland and Toledo and planned to in
clude only local newspapermen, Is spread
ing all over the Keith Circuit and now
promises to become a national amateur
event. Manager Pearlstein of Keith’s
Toledo Theater, who has perfected his
schedule for his local anniversary tour
ney, proposes that a B. F. Keith and
E. F. Albee cup be offered to the win
ner and runner-up in all of the Keith
cities, and that at the end of the season,
all of the Keith and Alhee cup winners
be brought to New York to a central
course for a national newspapermen’s
tournament to determine the press cham
pionship. Keith managers in other
cities of the circuit are also going in
strong for the golf jubilee, and the To
ledo suggestion is being discussed by all
of them.
INDIANA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1922.
New Plays
Headed This Way
ZIEGFELD 'FOLLIES’ DUE
SOON AT ENGLISH’S.
Every one who saw the “Ziegfeld Fol
lies” last season will be glad to learn
that Mary Eaton ,the extremely pretty
girl and graceful dancer who made such
a pronounced hit at that time, has been
retained by Mr. Ziegfeld for this year’s
production.
This will be Miss Baton’s second season
with the “Follies” and she has a more
important part than the one of last year.
The • Follies” are due soon at English’s.
1* The young lady has only just passed
her twentieth birthday and come3 from a
theatrical family. Two of her sisters,
Doris and Pearl, are well known players
and dancers, occupying important posi
tions on the stage. Miss Eaton made
her debut In her home city, Washington,
D. C-. a few years ago when she played
a child’s part in “The Blue Bird," which
was put on at the Columbia Theater by
a local stock company.
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“WOMAN OF BRONZE”
BOOKED AT THE MURAT.
“When all one’s superlatives have been
used out, what does one say?” is the
playgoer's question who sees Margaret
Anglin in “The Woman In Bronze.” "What
does one do? When one has spent, them
on objects which at the moment seemed
fine enough but which by comparison
are but as an ant-hill to a mountain,
when one stands dumbfounded, awed be
fore indescribable beauty, before ineffable
lierfectlqn of art, what does one say?”
Indianapolis' vocabulsirly of superla
tives will be put to this test on Feb.
27-28 and March 1, when Miss Anglin
opens at the Murat In “The Woman of
Bronze,” the drama which lias attracted
country-wide attention not only because
of Miss Anglin's rare Interpretive art
hut on account of the play Itself which Is
vital, throbbing and heart rendering.
The entire New York production and a
cast of foremost excellence will support
Miss Anglin iu her engagement
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ENGLISH’S BOOKS
“ABRAHAM LINCOLN.”
John Drinkwater’s “Abraham Lincoln”
with Frank McGlynn will he the attrac
tion qt the English's, week beginning
Monday, March 6.
So much has been written about this
drama, so much praise has been given
It, that the interest of the public has
been long awakened to the exceptional
value of the offering both In its relation
to the great American President and as
an enetrtainment. William Harris, Jr.,
AMUSEMENTS
I TODAY I GREENWICH VILLAGE I 'I",", I
2 TIMES FOLLIES I
2:tO-8:tO With SAVOY and BRENNEN * lo ® to *-•*<> I
■' -.'A*#'-. Tit. y
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Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Nights
I No Matinee
Seats Selling
Under the Personal
Direction of Lee Shubert
E - H RB P3 JULIA
Sothern-Marlowe
I IN SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS*
Mon.:—The Merchant of Venice
Tues.:—Hamlet
Wed.:—Taming of the Shrew
Prices:—s 1, $1.50, $2, $2.50, $3
Plus Tax
IMPORTANT—The curtain rises at 8 sharp. No one will be seated fj
during the action of the plays.
jThursday, Friday, Saturday
Only Matinee Saturday
ii fl/AI.LAN LANODON maatin |q
Precisely • • .••,
E <%!/ as( new yoiik.
KCVOiatIOn W/ breaking season
Fv t ,ia> '
1 Seats Monday 9 A- M.—2 Box Offices \
PRlCES—Evening 91.00, 91.50, 92.00, 92.50, 93.00. Plus Tax. |
| Saturday Matinee, 91.00, $1.50, 92.00, 92.50. Mail Orders Now. a
CO MINI.—.’EBUt'AKY tt-te, SIAIH'B I OILS Uttlt^irEiriMAV
will send with Mr. McGlynn a supporting
company of exceptional quality.
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-DITRICHBTEIN TO INCLUDE
INDIANAPOLIS IN LONG TOl’R.
A dramatic event of importance will
be the appearance at the Murat for two
days, beginning Friday, March 3, with
matinee Saturday, of the distinguished
actor, Mr. Leo Ditriehstein in his biggest
success “The Great Lover,” one of the
classics of the theater. Mr. Ditriehstein
will stop off here en route to the Pacific
coast, where he will spend the greater
part of the coming summer putting on a
j repertoire of past successes and possibly
trying out one or two new plays.
The transcontinental trip of Mr. Dlt
richsteln, who was described by Miss
I Amy Leslie, the erudite critic of the Chi-
I cago Daily News, as “the best actor in
| the country, will take him to many cities
; which he has not visited since his tri
j umphant tour in "The Concert” ten
j years ago. In these communities the
| fame of Mr. Ditriehstein and “The Great
I Lover” has long preceded him and for
j years theater goers have been anxious
to sec the artist in this brilliant play.
However, Mr. Dltrichsteln’s popularity
In New York. Chicago, Philadelphia.
Boston and other large cities has been
such as to confine his seasons to them
almost exclusively in recent years, and
It was not until this season that the star
was able to manipulate his bookings so
as to provide for the transcontinental
tour.
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THURSTON AMONG NEW
BOOKINGS AT ENGLISH’S.
Thurston, the famous magician, will
be seen at English's the week of Feb. 27.
Local theatergoers will have an oppor
| tunlty of witnessing the most varied
[ program ever given by this master of
| magic.
j Two carloads of scenic accessories and
electrical effects are used In Thurston s
performance, and the oonstuming and
stage setttings are sumptuously rich
and beautiful.
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-GRIFFITH’B LATEST
MOVIE DUE SOON AT MURAT.
j D. W. Griffith's latest production, “Or
' phans of the Storm," adapted from “The
Two Orphans,” with special arrangement
with Kate Klaxon, with Lillian and Doro
thy Gish will be the attraction at the
Murat for thirteen performances only,
beginning Sunday night, March 5.
"Orphans of the Storm” is now play
ing at the Shubert Great Northern. Chi
cago. Other “companies" are playing in
New York, Washington and Philadelphia.
LOWER DEATH RATE.
The death rate In London for 192<> was
I 12.6 per thousand, which is the lowest,
j over registered. In New York it was
j 12.93, also a record.
‘LIGHTNIN’ 1 WILL
PLAY ENGLISH’S
ALL NEXT WEEK
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Brownell, Netta Sunderland, Lawrence
Grant, N. St. Clair Hales, Grace Hamp
ton, C. Bailey Hick, Orme Caldara.
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MUNSON TOPS New
BILL AT KEITH’S.
At Keith's next week the bill will be
topped by Ona Munson, who Is known
as one of the most beautiful young
women in vaudeville. Miss Muson has
posed for some of the best known paint
ers and sculptors In America and Europe.
Miss Munson will offer something new
In the way of a vaudeville act. She will
present an act called A Man Revue.”
In this act instead of being surrounded
by a number of pretty girls, Miss Munson
is supported by a group of young men
who sing and dance.
An act that is also of headline caliber
is that of Val and Ernie Stanton, who
are known as “English Boys from Amer
ica.” They murder the English language
in way that Is a laugh from start to
finish. The dancing and music is also
one of the hits of their act.
Herschell Henlere, is back with his
“PianoflAgo” in which he is assisted ny
a pretty young woman whotp he des
cribes as “Madam Skiddakadinki.” He
is also a comedian who gets as much
fur out of his work as does the audience.
Arthur McWatters and Grace Tyson, a
pair of Keith favorites will offer their
new act. “There Is Nothing New Under
the Sun." McWatters is a light comedian
who has appeared In many musical revues
and his partner, Miss Tyson, is known
NEXT week
Ppite soladars
HyP ®BEN HARNEY & CO.
HH ORIGINATOR OT RAGTIME
S§ mQ SAXON & FARRELL GOSLAR & LUSBY
jy . rag&B _Comedy Duo Story in Song & Dance
Mm BANGARDS
blue devils of melody
Henry’s Pets Rice and Francis Nelson and Madison
A Canine’s Dream Just In Fun Mirthful Funsters
'H 1 ' Hall Room Boys Farce, “STEP ON IT”
S4 ' DANCIWG Ml
IN THE LYRIC BALL ROOM M4}
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>• • ‘ • ... I oiuody Stars
ARTHUR McWATTERS AND GRACE TYSON
“NOTHING NEW BENEATH THE SUN"
CLAIR AND ATWOOD N I O B E
Laughable ('antiques An Aquatic Surprise
___ ••Bump-Oc-Bumps” That Surpasses Belisf
BILLY AND EDDIE GORMAN v
“TOPICS OF THE DAY,” bi Songs Written by Themselves
(Author# of “Anns In lndlmia”)
AESOP’S FABLES j ’ NIGHT PRICES
“TOPICS OF THE DAY SOc. O S. *Sc, *l.lO. Matins, Half FrW.
PATHE NEWS Seats One Ww>k to Advaaea.
2nd. Fe.ajtuAfe'- Added,AUki'aclioti*
VAL AND ERNIE • / HER/'CMELL-~ >
hen
THE ENGLISH BOVS FROM AMERICA “MADAM SKIDDIKADINKI"
IL r JHrJIE9. J ftn^^aJJJJMij.J.jMjacMrllHlJNßa?gy3a^MM
j as one of the best mimics on the stage.
| They will be assisted at the piano by Le
j Poe a musician of ability,
i Niobe, a pretty and shapely young
woman, will offer a novel act in which
she will do many seemingly impossible
j stunts under water. Sshe performs her
, act in a hugh glass tank and seems as
i much at home as does the flock of fish
i that disport themselves In the same tank
with her.
Billy and Eddie Gorman, a pair of
young men, will offer a singing act
which they call “Topics of the Day.”
John and Nellie Olms do many intri
cate tricks with watches which are as
baffling as they are amusing.
On the screen will be offered the
Pathe News with its interesting films
taken of the latest happenings . through
he world. Topics of the Day and
Aesop’s Fables, funny animated cartoons
will complete the bill.
LYRIC TO PRESENT
VARIETY OF 'ACTS.
The Lyric will have a widely diversi
fied bill of vaudeville novelties on view
' next week, ranging from the king of
ragtime pianists to a troupe of dogs,
j Those who like their music syncopated
I will be given a treat by Ben Harney,
who, according to his undisputed claims,
i originated ragtime piano playing. There
has been considerable discussion pro and
con about how ragtime came Into being,
tut Harney, who hails from below the
Mason-Dixon line, was certainly among
the first to introduce it to the public.
He has been in vaudeville for a number
of years.
I Charles Henry’s Pets, a group of in
\ telligent dogs, will appear In a unique
offering called “A Canine's Dream.” The
| animals are said to be extraordinarily
| apt in posing.
j "I've Cot to Go Home Now,” is the
AMUSEMENTS
title of a comedy skit that will be pre
sented by Rice and Francis, fareura.
Other Innovations will be displayed bj
Saxaon and Farrell, a duo of funmakers;
Irving Goslar and Rhea Lusby, singers
and dancers; Helson and Madison, in an
original comedy creation; the Bang&rds,
a trio of instrumentalists who bill them
selves as “Blue Devils of Melody,” and
Charles Soladar's “Cinderella Revue,” a
big aong and dance production, staged
by a company of ten.
A Hall Room Boys farce, “Step On It,”
will be among the screen dlvertisements.
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COLUMBIA SHOWS OPEN
AT PARK UNDER NEW FRANCHISE.
The Columbia No. 1 Wheel will be on
view next week at the Park Theater as
a franchise obtained by Manager Black
becomes operative then.
The opening show will be Billy Wat
son's Big Show which is said to be one of
the winners on the Columbia big time.
The Columbia shows go in for elaborate
scenic productions as well as large casta,
including numerous principals and a
large chorus.
With the Park obtaining the Columbia
shows, this house Is assured of having
the same big city shows which are ex
hibited In Cincinnati, St. Louis and Chi
cago.
Some of the shows which will be at
the Park this season under the Columbia
franchise are “Golden Crooks,” “London
Belles.” “Greenwich Village Review,"
“Twinkle Toes,” “Jingle-Jingle,” ’Big
Wonder Show,” ’Peek-a-Bo,” “A1 Reeve’s
Show," “Tit for *Tat,” “Eon Ton GlrU“
and others.
HERRING SEASON FAILURE.
LOWESTOFF, England, Feb. tL—The
past season's herring fishing wss a dis
astrous failure. Most of the crews havs
made nothing for their winter’s support.
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